The Chinese Central Meteorological Station reported Sunday that fuggy weather will keep up from July 13 to 15 in the country's vast areas to the south of the Huaihe River and the middle reaches of the Yangtze River.
From Sunday noon to Monday noon, the areas will see temperatures hovering between 35 and 37 degrees Celsius. In some parts, temperatures can be as high as 38 to 40 degrees Celsius.
Besides, rain zones in the next three days will mainly cover the valleys of Huaihe and Yellow rivers, the southern part of north China, the Hanshui River Valley, and the eastern part of the Sichuan Basin.
Some parts of Shandong, Shaanxi and Sichuan provinces are expected to have downpours and rainstorms.
(Xinhua News Agency July 13, 2003)